MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES To set the direction and provide leadership for the development and implementation of strategic objectives To review and implement national policy into local delivery, providing authoritative advice on the implications for the Training Hub and the GP Practices To engage with and support the development of system wide workforce strategies and initiatives, ensuring the needs and challenges of the primary care workforce are considered To be responsible for contract negotiations with Commissioners To ensure the Training Hub is actively engaged in ICS strategic boards and committees, representing Training Hub at various strategic forums To manage the Training Hub finances, agreeing budget allocation, providing detailed forecasts against budget lines, working with the Finance Department to report spend against forecast monthly To ensure appropriate financial controls are in place to enable delivery of workstreams within the budget allocated To work with Clinical Leads to facilitate the development and embedding of quality improvement initiatives to raise the quality and consistency of educational placements To oversee the delivery of high quality and timely management information on all aspects of Training Hub activity To work with Clinical Leads to develop and present proposals to ICS strategic groups seeking investment and/or support for workforce initiatives aimed at supporting General Practice To deliver presentations to large groups at internal and external events as required To coach, mentor and line manage the Training Hub team To ensure that all Training Hub projects are planned and managed effectively To produce and present written reports to committees, including the People Board, Primary Care Commissioning Committee and Training Hub steering group & GPN Board To engage with GP surgeries, PCNs and other key stakeholders on projects and initiatives To analyse workforce and performance data identifying areas for collaborative working and/or improvement To manage and serve the monthly Steering Group, working with the clinical chair to plan Agenda Items in advance and provide timely update reports